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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:00 am
by allikat
Naught also means nothing, but it does not mean nought (ie zero).
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:36 am
by JensAyton
allikat wrote:Naught also means nothing, but it does not mean nought (ie zero).
Again: in the language as she is wrote (and also as she is documented), this distinction is optional. Shall I say it again? :-)
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 8:45 am
by Commander McLane
Perhaps I'll try again for some variation?
@ allikat: In the language usage conventions you are used to there may be the distinction you are making. But as far as the leading English dictionaries are telling me, there is
no difference whatsoever in their meaning. It is just a spelling variant. The Oxford dictionary hints that
the spelling with "a" may be the North American variant.
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:56 am
by BlackKnight
Commander McLane wrote:Perhaps I'll try again for some variation?
... may be the North American variant.
You really cannot appreciate Shakespeare until you've read it in the original
Klingon English American.
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:37 pm
by Kaks
I'm faintly surprised no-one has mentioned
nowt yet....
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:40 pm
by Loxley
It's not my wont to get involved in these discussions.
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:41 pm
by ClymAngus
No ship is silly, I mean what would they do if you pressed f1? Fire your ass out of the docking port in a space suit with a snow board strapped to the feet?
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:48 pm
by JazHaz
ClymAngus wrote:No ship is silly, I mean what would they do if you pressed f1? Fire your ass out of the docking port in a space suit with a snow board strapped to the feet?
Great idea, Silver Surfer OXP anyone?
